In the States (USA)

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08.03.16 - Cosmopolitan
editor-in-chief Joanna Coles—whose tenure at the magazine has been marked by a
commitment to advancing women’s health issues—moderated an inspiring discussion
cohosted by the Center for Reproductive Rights. The panel included reproductive
rights champions Sen…

07.05.16 - To keep calm on the evening before the U.S. Supreme
Court was scheduled to issue a decision in the most significant
abortion-related case in a quarter of a century, Center for Reproductive Rights
attorney Stephanie Toti spent hours baking: pound cake, banana bread, dozens of
cookies…

06.20.16 - Across the
United States, Black women die or suffer serious illness during and after
childbirth in dramatically disproportionate numbers—three to four times
higher—than do their white counterparts…

06.17.16 - (Updated 8.4.16) More than a dozen abortion restrictions have been introduced
so far this legislative session in Louisiana. The governor recently signed one
of them into law, tripling the state’s 24-hour mandatory waiting period to 72
hours…

In the United States, state legislatures wield enormous power to control women’s access to abortion and other reproductive healthcare services. Each year, anti-choice state legislators propose measures intended to restrict women’s access to abortion, including mandatory delays, biased counseling provisions and other burdensome and unnecessary requirements. Hundreds of anti-choice bills are proposed annually and dozens of restrictive laws are passed, making it increasingly difficult for women in many states to access abortion…